ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 15, 19 January 1933, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

FLUCTUATIONS IN SHARES.

MARKET'S HEALTHY TONE

The tone on the local Stock Exchange continues quite healthy, and a satisfactory turnover is maintained, \osterday afternoon a good list of sales was put through, and this morning found a fresh lot of transactions completed before or at the 10 o'clock call. Government stocks are still firm, and buyers for s%'s have had to advance to £101 in order to obtain requirements. For 4%'s £91 10/ is still available. The banking section is firm and steady. ; The easing in New Zcalands has been checked, with buyers at £2 1/9; and holders asking £"2 2/3. commercials are firm, and offers to buy at 14/6 failed to bring any declaration from holders. Buyers ■, for Nationals, have moved up to £3 4/. Waihis continue firm, with buyers at 19/, but holders now ask 9tl more. The Neon Call. Bidding for Waihis was keen at the noon call. This morning the quotation was, buyers 19/, sellers 19/9. After the 12.15 call they were 19/3 and 19/5 respectively, showing that both sides were anxious to do business. Fourpence is a fairly _ large concession from a holder. After a sale of Australian Glass at £2 buyers remain at £1 19/, with sellers at £2 0/6. Colonial Sugar buyers have advanced their offers to £48, that is, 5/, while sellers have come forward at £49. Government stocks are still firm, but ■ in -local body debentures it is noticeable that only sellers are coming forward. ' SALES COMPLETED. AT THE 3.16 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY— „ Last Sals. Commercial Bank £0 14 fi .. £0 14 5 Auckland Gas .. 1 1 .. 110 Kauri Timber ... Oil 3 .. 011 0 Colonial Sugar .. 48 0 0 ~ 46 0 0 Govt. Stock, 4} (1938) 95 0 0 ..05 0 0 Govt. Bonds, 5* (1037, Sept.) ..101 0 0 ..100 10 0 Otnliuhu 8.C., 6 (1901) OS 0 0 .. — UNOFFICIAL. National Tobacco 2IS 0 .. 2 18 0 AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— Goldsbrough, Mort 12 3 .. 12 0 Klectro. Zinc (pref.) 1 0 3 .. 1 6 4J Waitahu Mining . 0 310 .. — Grand Junction . O 3 3 .. 0 3 3 Mount Lyell .... 019 4i .. 019 3 Govt. Stock, 5J (io::0) 101 0 0 ..100 5 0 Hamilton B:C.,'4J (1041) S3 0 0 ..90 0 0 AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY— Nat. Bank of Aus. _ fcon).) t> i> 0 o 1— ® Australian Glass 2 0 0 .. 118 0 INTEREST BATES. The return to the investor on his outlav, based upon the latest dividends, works out as follows for the latest sales. Where Government or municipal stocks are included the calculation provides for redemption at maturity, and for payment of Government 10 per cent stamp tax: PER CENT PER ANNUM. £ s. d. Commercial Bank 3 9 4Auckland . Gas . •* Colonial Sugar • o 4 - . Government Stock, 4£ (1935) o u 0 Govt. "Bonds, 51 (1037, Sep.) o v 0 Otaliuhu 8.C., 6 (1901) .... o lij b National Tobacco 3 u Goldsbrough, Mort ,■ I Grand Junction i; n j Mount Lyell 2 11 J Hamilton 8.C., 4J (1941) .. u 18 0 Nutional Bank of Australasia (con.) 4 3 3 Australian Glass 3 lu 0 •Based on Interim dividend. fPaid no interim dividend last half-year. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. . DIVIDENDS. Duo. N.Z. and River Plate—Final, 3i p.c. 'Now. ; Union Bank —Interim, 2/ a sliare Jan. 25 Wellington. Woollen —Interim, 2J ; p.c Jan. J. British Tobacco—Pref., qrty., Gi p.c. p.a ';v. Jan. 31 Commercial Bank of Australia — Interim, pref., 2 p.c.; ord., 2i p.c .. Feb. 3 Wellington Gas —Final, 8 p.c.,, p.a. Feb. 7 , N.Z. Insurance —Interim, 1/ a share Feb. 8 Broken Hill South—lnte/im, 1/ a share Feb. 10 Queensland National Bank—lnterim, 4 p.c. p.a. . — ......... Feb. 10 " Christchurch Gas—Final, G p.c., p.a. Feb. r SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. ] (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) •< - " . WELLINGTON, Wednesday.: New Zealand Insurance, £2 3/ (2) ;. New Zealand- Breweries, , £1, C/ 9, £1 0/7.; Tooth's, £1 11/0; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), £1 6/.; Sliarland and Co. (ord.), 19/0, (pref.) 19/0. ;< CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales on 'Change.—G'oldsbroiifeli, Mort, 22/1; New Zealand Breweries, 20/11 (2) ; Dunlox> Rubber, lu/4; Big River Mines, 1/3. .... . Sale Reported.—Waitahu, 3/10. DUNEDIN, this day. Sales of New Zealand; £2 2/; New Zealand Breweries, £1 0/9; Kawarau, Gd... - . : DUNEDIN, Wednesday. . New Zealand Breweries, £1 0/9. AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES. YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS. SYDNEY, January 18. On the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day under the influence of increased buying orders values in practically every section made headway. Bank shares were steady and all leading industrial and trading shares were strong. Sales this morning included:—Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1941, £102 10/; 1944, £103; 1947, £103; 1950, £103 5/9; 1953, £101 15/; 1955, £102 2/6; 1957, £102 10/; 1959, £102 13/9. Bank of New South Wales, £30 10/; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £16 2/6; Australian Gas, A shares, £6 19/; Toohey's Brewery, 20/9; Tooth's Brewery, 35/6; Wilcox, Mofflin, 6/3. Included in the closing sales were the following:—Bank of New' South Wales, £30 10/; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £16 2/6; Colonial Sugar, £54; Burns, Philp, 47/6; Australian Glass, 45/6; Goldy- 1 brough, Mort, 24/10%; ditto, New Zea- ' land delivery, 24/10%; British Tobacco, 32/7%; Dunlop, Perdriau, 17/1%; ditto, 1 pref., 34/; Henry Jones, 37/0; Toohey's Brewery, 20/9; Wincheombe, Carson, 23/9; Brokt-i Hill Proprietary, 27/1%; ditto, 1 New Zealand delivery, 27/. Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1938, £102 10/; ; 1941, £102 16/3: 1944. £103 5/; 1947, £103: 1 1950, £103 11/3; 1953, £102; 1955, £102 7/6: 1957, £102 12/6; 1959, £102 17/0; 1901, £103 5/. Melbourne sales included: —Goldsbrough, Mort, 25/1%; Electrolytic Zinc, 18/ 0; 1 •''Herald" and "Weekly Times," 57/.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. (Received 11 a.m.) LOKDOJT, January 18. P. and O. deferred stock, 10/ll'/a; Jdount Lyell, 16/10/4.